As reported on CTV News, a Saskatoon agricultural real-estate agent is listing what he says is one of the biggest farm lots currently for sale in the country. Darren Sander is working to sell the listing that combines three farms…
As reported on CTV News, a Saskatoon agricultural real-estate agent is listing what he says is one of the biggest farm lots currently for sale in the country. Darren Sander is working to sell the listing that combines three farms…
As blogged on Gainmode.org, improper wiring in a house raises the risk of fire and electrocution. However, with a little planning, the risks can be successfully avoided. Also, placing the switches and sockets at the correct height means that you will not have to bend or jump…
As reported in the Calgary Herald, few high school students can say they helped construct someone’s home. The pride from that unique experience was on display during the unveiling of the latest home built through a long-term partnership between…
As reported on LethbridgeNewsNow.com, it would be a first in the province: BILD (Building Industry and Land Development Association) Lethbridge is in the midst of creating a recycling standard for all member builders in the city. When completed, likely…
As reported on ABC News, crews were feverishly working on Sunday to stabilize the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown New Orleans a day after the building partially collapsed, killing two construction workers, leaving a third trapped in the rubble and…
As reported on inBrampton.com, on Monday, a private ceremony took place in Brampton, where Timbercreek announced that construction of their new multi-family residential building at 205 Queen St. E. will begin on October 10. This ceremony took place to…
As reported on CTV News, anxiety is still riding high for federal employees at a government building in Gatineau, shut down because of bed bugs. Employees at the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) building at 70 Crémazie will…
Michele Friesen, a Saskatoon-based sustainable design specialist wants the province to return to its roots. Its furnace-free roots, that is. Friesen is a green building advocate and project coordinator who works with builders and city officials to design healthy…
Washington, D.C. – Today the International Code Council released “The Economic Impact of the International Plumbing Code,” a study by Hatch and Henderson Engineers that provides a comparative analysis of model plumbing codes. The International Plumbing Code (IPC) establishes…
As blogged on Business in Vancouver, virtual reality, artificial intelligence and big data are reframing the operations of an industry often thought of as a technological laggard. Those technologies are also fundamentally changing how buildings are designed. “Technology is…
NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2019 /CNW/ — The Empire State Building (ESB) today announced the third phase of its top-to-bottom reimagined Observatory Experience, the newly renovated 102nd floor Observatory. Opening to the public on October 12, 2019, the 102nd floor will feature floor-to-ceiling glass windows…
Ontario, Calif. (Oct. 10, 2019) — The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®), publisher of the Uniform Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code (USHGC) and Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code (USPSHTC), is calling for public comments on…
CARPINTERIA, Calif., October 8, 2019 – Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today welcomed over 4,000 construction professionals to Groundbreak, the company’s annual conference that brings together everyone in construction for three days of networking, learning, and…
Ontario, Calif. (Oct. 10, 2019) — The deadline to submit an abstract for the seventh biennial Emerging Water Technology Symposium (EWTS), to be held May 12-13, 2020, in San Antonio, has been extended to Friday, Nov. 29. While all abstracts are…
As reported in The Star, as a bricklayer and someone who has been around concrete and cement for much of his working life in several Canadian provinces, John Ferreira has seen and dealt with a lot of dust. Ferreira,…